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S EVE NTY -FIR ST CONGRESS . SESS . I. - CHs. 39-41 . 1929 . CHAP . 39.-An Act To authorize and direct a survey to be made of the Escambia River and its tributaries, Alabama and Florida . Be it e nacted by the Senate and House o f Repres entatives o f the Un ited State s o f Amer ica in Cong ress assem bled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to cause a su rvey to be made of t he Escambia River and its tribu taries, Al abama an d Florida, with a vi ew to the c ontrol of floods in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of an Art entitled, " An Act to provide for control of the floods of the Mississippi River, and of the Sacra- me nto Riv er, Ca liforni a, and for oth er purp oses," approve d March 1, 1917, the cost thereof to be paid from appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for such purposes, Punishment for. 41 June 24, 1929 . [H. R.3671.1 [Public, No. 20.] Fscambia River, etc ., Ala . and Fla . Survey directed for controlling floods of . Vol.37p.950. 4, 1929 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That subdivision Immigration . (a) of section 1 of the Act entitled "An Act making it a felony with a end ed .5, p . 1551, pe nalty f or cer tain al iens to enter the Uni ted Sta tes of America un der cer tain c onditio ns in v iolatio n of la w," app roved M arch 4, 19 29 (Pub lic La w Numbe red 101 8, Seve ntieth Congres s), is amended to read as follows "That (a) if any alien has been arrested and deported in pursu- Depo rted a lien et- tempting to ree nter, ance of law, he shall be excluded from admission to the United States guilty of a felony wh ether s uch de portati on took place before or after the enactment of this Act, and if he enters or attempts t o enter th e United S tates after the expiration of sixty days after the enactment of this Act he shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall, unless a different penalty is otherwise expressly provided by law, be punished by imprisonment for not more than two years or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment Provided, That this Act shall not apply to any alien arrested and Proviso. Not applicable if per deported before March 4, 1929, in pursuance of law, in whose case mission granted to prior to his reembarkation at a place outside the United States, or to Marc h admission 4,1929, prior h is applica tion in fo reign cont iguous ter ritory for admission to the United States, and prior to March 4, 1929, the Secretary of Labor has granted such alien permission to reapply for admission ." Approved, June 24, 1929 . June 25, 1929 . CHAP . 41 .-An Act To alter and amend an Act entitled "An Act granting [5 .669.] lands to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from Lake Superior

[Public, No . 22.] to Puget Sound, on the Pacific Coast, by the northern route," approved July 2, 1864, and to alter and amend a joint resolution entitled "Joint resolution authoriz- ing the Northern Pacific Railroad Company t o issue its bonds for the constructi on of its road and to secure the same by mortg age, and for other purposes," approv ed May 31, 1870 ; to declare forfeited to the United States certain claimed rights asserted by the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, or the Northern Pacific Railway C o m p a n y ; to direct the i nstitution and p rosecution of pr oceedings lookin g to the adjustment of the grant, and for other purposes . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Northern Pac ific United States o f America in Congress assembled, That any

ubh and all Railroad land grants . c lands within lands within the indemnity limits of the land grants made by Con- in de ity selection of, embraced in national gress to the Northern Pacific Railroad Company under the Act of forests, etc., removed Ju ly 2, 1 864, a nd the resolut ion of May 31, 1870, which, on June fr om selection a nd s t the 3r

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ra ilr oad and reta ine d 5, 1924, were embraced within the exterior boundaries of any national by the United States . forest or other Government reservation and which, in the event of is, p Vol . .378. p . 367

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Approved, June 24, 1929 . June 24 1929 . CHAP . 40.-An Act To amend subdivision (a) of section 1 of the Act entitled [S . 1537 .] "An Act making it a felony with penalty for certain aliens to enter the United States of America under certain conditions in violation of law," approved March [Public, No. 21 .]